Temba Bavuma returns as Proteas make three changes, bowl first against Pakistan

With Temba Bavuma (pictured) returning from illness to captain the Proteas as Reeza Hendricks drops out of the team, South Africa also made two other changes for their Cricket World Cup clash against Pakistan in Chennai on Friday. Picture: Phill Magakoe/AFP

With Temba Bavuma (pictured) returning from illness to captain the Proteas as Reeza Hendricks drops out of the team, South Africa also made two other changes for their Cricket World Cup clash against Pakistan in Chennai on Friday. Picture: Phill Magakoe/AFP

Published Oct 27, 2023

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South Africa made three changes as they lost the toss and were asked to bowl first against Pakistan in their Cricket World Cup match in Chennai on Friday.

With Temba Bavuma returning from illness to captain the Proteas as Reeza Hendricks drops out of the team, South Africa also made two other changes. Kagiso Rabada who was struggling with a lower back spasm made way for Lungi Ngidi, and Tabraiz Shamsi came in for Lizaad Williams.

It means South Africa also went with two spinners as Shamsi partners up with Keshav Maharaj.

Meanwhile, Pakistan made two changes as Mohammad Wasim and Mohammad Nawaz both came into the side.

Teams

South Africa: 1 Temba Bavuma (capt), 2 Quinton de Kock (wk), 3 Rassie van der Dussen, 4 Aiden Markram, 5 Heinrich Klaasen, 6 David Miller, 7 Marco Jansen, 8 Keshav Maharaj, 9 Tabraiz Shamsi, 10 Gerald Coetzee, 11 Lungi Ngidi

Pakistan: 1 Imam-ul-Haq, 2 Abdullah Shafique, 3 Babar Azam (capt), 4 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 5 Saud Shakeel, 6 Iftikhar Ahmed, 7 Shadab Khan, 8 Mohammad Nawaz, 9 Shaheen Afridi, 10 Mohammad Wasim, 11 Haris Rauf

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